If you die in the state of Alaska without a will, you have died intestate. Your assets will be divided among your closest living relatives under Alaska intestate succession laws. What your spouse receives depends on whether you have living parents, children, grandchildren, or great grandchildren.

Read the following to understand intestacy laws in Alaska:

• If the deceased leave behind children but no spouse, parents, or siblings, the children will inherit everything in equal shares.
• If the deceased leave behind a spouse, but no descendants or parents, the spouse will inherit everything.
• If the deceased leave behind parents but no spouse, children, or siblings, the parents will inherit everything.
• If the deceased leave behind siblings but no spouse, children, or parents, the siblings will inherit everything.
• If the deceased leave behind a spouse and descendants from the deceased and the spouse, and the spouse has no other descendants, the spouse will inherit everything.
• If the deceased leave behind a spouse and descendants from the deceased and the spouse, and the spouse has descendants from another relationship, the spouse will inherit $150,000 of the intestate property plus 1/2 of the balance. The descendants of the deceased will inherit everything else.
• If the deceased leave behind a spouse and descendants from the deceased and someone other than the spouse, the spouse inherits the first $100,000 of the intestate property and 1/2 of the balance. The descendants will inherit everything else.
• If the deceased leave behind a spouse and parents, the spouse inherits the first $200,000 of the intestate estate and 3/4 of the balance. The parents will inherit everything else.

To learn more about intestacy laws, visit www.nolo.com.

If you or someone you know has lost a loved one without a will, contact the lawyers at Meyerson and O’Neill law firm to assist you today at 877-373-8059.